U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Teen Missing in Waters Near Cape Charles, Virginia

On Sunday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard and several other maritime-affiliated agencies were dispatched to the near-Atlantic after a report came in regarding a missing teen who was said to be in the waters just off Cape Charles, Virginia. The teen was last seen struggling in the current in the waters just off Cape Charles pier.

At 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening, officials from the North Hampton Police Department contacted the U.S. Coast Guard in Cape Charles after there were reports of a man near the Cape Charles fishing pier who stated he was in the water attempting to help a 15-year-old male battling the rough current and trying to get back to shore. It is unclear if the teen came from a boat in the water or from on shore.

A response boast from the Coast Guard outpost in Cape Charles and an Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter are currently en route to the last reported location of the missing teen. Emergency responders from the local Cape Charles Fire Department and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission are also in joint operation with the Coast Guard.